ROMANIA

Children with Special Needs

During 2001 Children's Help Net created a fund for children with special medical needs.

Iulian Leonte lost his right arm just above the elbow after being electrocuted while playing near a high voltage transformer when he was 9 years old. Iulian, now 13, is the first recipient to benefit from this fund. Children's Help Net together with the Andrea Foundation arranged for Iulian to receive a prosthetic arm and related medical services in February 2002. Iulian will require two replacement prosthetic arms as he grows older.

How you can help: Make a donation to help us continue to help Iulian as well as to expand this program.

Computer Clubs for Children

In February, 1999 Children's Help Net Director Dr. Daniel Levine and Andrea Foundation Director Mr. Paul Florea had a dream: To establish a nationwide network of Computer Clubs in Romania. Today there are 18 Computer Clubs for Children and approximately 2,000 children benefiting from this program. How you can help: CHNF is looking for corporate sponsors for the Computer Clubs program. Help us expand this program by donating laptop computers, wireless access points, laser printers with network cards, lcd projectors, video cams, digital cameras, software licenses for Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office Standard Edition and funds to pay for Internet connect time.

Sponsorship of two National Internet Olympics in Vrancea County

Children's Help Net sponsored two National Internet Olympics in the rural County of Vrancea during July 28- August 10, 2002 by providing 70 laptop computers. In August 2003 the Foundation sponsored the National Contest at the Infoeducation Camp in the same County by providing 24 laptop computers. These programs provided training and competitive events for children between 10 and 17 years old and for younger children in grades 5-12.

Donation of Clinical Diagnostic Reagents by Randox Laboratories Ltd.

Children's Help Net recently helped initiate and coordinate the donation of clinical diagnostic reagents for blood testing by Randox Laboratories Ltd., a UK company, in cooperation with the Andrea Foundation and the Ministry of Health. Recipient institutions are identified based on need by the Ministry of Health and the Andrea Foundation. This is an on-going program.

Donation of Dialysis Machines by The Rogosin Institute

Children's Help Net and the Andrea Foundation coordinated the donation of 35 Baxter dialysis machines by The Rogosin Institute to the Ministry of Heath in Romania. CHNF payed for the shipping. The machines were shipped in April 2003. SofMedica, the Baxter distributor for Romania, cleared the donation through customs, delivered the machines to the recipent institutions identified by the Ministry of Health and set them up. Hospitals in Ramnicu, Valcea, Slatina, Braila, Resita and Turnu Severin are now treating patients with these machines. These machines have permiited the recipient institutions to reduce the number of shifts required to treat their patients and optimization of the dialysis perscription for each patient.

Dialysis machines being loaded into a truck at The Rogosin Institute Queens Dialysis Unit.

Patients being treated with dialysis machines donated by The Rogosin Institute, Children's Help Net Foundation and the Andrea Foundation.